Off the coast of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard glisten in the sun and persist to reign as the perfect summerplace since the 1800s. It’s also here that flushed men’s wallets are drained and credit cards are swiped to the max to be able enjoy the islands charms. But no matter the expense, Martha’s Vineyard remains the perfect summerplace in the heartland.
Martha’s Vineyard Six Towns
Martha’s Vineyard is a big island of 6 municipalities - Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury, Chilmark, and Aquinnah. The place is a tourist’s haven of picturesque towns, stretches of the Nantucket Sound, warm summer afternoons, fresh evening breezes, and lively nightlife and shopping. There is superb chow and endless drinks all worth the calories and the dollars in leather wallets.
Once you arrive the shoreline of Vineyard Haven, bobbing wooden colorful boats and the two tall ships of the famed Black Dog Company will welcome you to America’s favorite summerplace. Where to go? Once you gun your car off the ferry, you will have several options. There are lots ofplaces that can nourish your passions - shopping, sun bathing, feasting on seafood, movies, nature tripping, touring historical places, and celebrity house viewing.
Seasoned summer folks prefer to pitch tent in selected areas rather than checking into tony hotels. They dine in off-the-beaten tracks where robust meals and drinks are served - all fit for royals with fat wallets and checkbooks.
Oaks Bluffs - Here, you will find the famous gingerbread houses, throbbing nightlife, and a bustling Circuit Avenue where the commercial strip is situated. Take home one of those canvas men’s wallets and passport wallet, quilted bedspreads, home decor, Indian printed cloths, and much more.
Edgartown - A charming New England Village with old houses and a white church with tall spires. The plush enclaves in Edgartown offer pricey dining. But there is a cheaper spot that boasts of irresistible colonial flavors - mugs of draft root beer, the wheat ale topped with blueberries, and addictive fries in the Kelly House Hotel’s pub.
Vineyard Haven offers tasty seafood and the Net Result offers friendlier prices. Gorge on lobster, crab cakes, and sushi and gratify your sweet tooth at Mad Martha’s ice cream parlor. For movies, catch the recent blockbusters in New Haven and Edgartown, if sun, sea, and sand start to weary you.
Want a laidback summer? Chilmark, West Tisbury, and Aquinnah are the places to stay. You will not see the usual row of houses, but a tapestry of lush green woodlands, dirt roads, and the famed colorful rock faces in Gay Head (Aquinnah).
Bike, hike, swim, dine on food, guzzle all the drink, and soak in all the fun and relaxation. At the end of summer, only your wallet may or may not be emptied, but what the heck? You had a long hot but entertaining summer.
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